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Village Curbs Street Parking Near New Metra Rail Station

September 12, 1996|By Ted Kleine. and A digest of late news reports, compiled by Joan Giangrasse Kates.

Lake Villa officials are taking aim at commuters who try to save the $1.50-a-day parking fee by bypassing the Metra parking lot and leaving their cars on the street.

An ordinance passed at Wednesday night's Village Board meeting prohibits parking for more than two hours on streets near the new Metra station.

Banned is long-term parking along Cedar Street from the Wisconsin Central Railroad right of way to Grand Avenue. Also illegal is extended parking on McKinley Avenue within 1,000 feet of its intersection with Grand.

Violators will face fines of $50 to $500.

The ordinance also prohibits parking in the Metra lot between midnight and 5 a.m.

In another Metra-related matter, Lake Villa is looking for a vendor to sell fruit, drinks, pastries and newspapers to commuters.